Track and Field (7th and 8th Grade)

WELCOME TO MRMS TRACK & FIELD 2023

Note: once you are fully registered for the season, we can contact you! Until then, we do not have your contact info for email blasts and updates. 

PARENT LETTER (will be updated before the season)

Tentative Track Meet Dates/Important Dates: 

Monday, April 10: Season starts

Tuesday, April 18: Meet @ Mesa Middle School (3:00-6pm)

Friday, April 21 and Monday, April 24: NO SCHOOL, NO PRACTICE

Tuesday, April 25: Meet @ HOME vs. Ranch View (3:00-6pm)

Thursday, April 27: Meet @ Castle Rock (3:00-6pm)

Thursday, May 3: Meet @ Echo Park (Tri with Cimarron and Cresthill) (3:00-6pm)

Monday, May 8: Meet @ Sierra (3:00-6pm)

Tuesday, May 9: HOME Meet vs. Rocky Heights

Friday, May 12 District Meet at Echo Park Stadium (11901 Newlin Gulch Blvd, Parker 80134) (2-6pm)

 

Thanks for joining us for Track this season! We are excited for a great four weeks of hard work, learning, and friendship. Before the season begins, please be sure to register on MySchoolBucks and make sure your physical is up to date. Physicals are good for one calendar year. Please have your athlete drop their physical by the front office during lunch ASAP. 

Attendance is taken daily by the coaching staff. Please Email all of the coaches for absences.

Practice

Consistent participation and practice are important to the development of skills. Practices are held Monday through Friday from 2:50-4:30 unless otherwise marked on the calendar. Cancellations of practices will be email blasted and updated on this page--we rarely cancel! Be prepared for indoor practices. If a track meet is canceled we WILL have indoor practice. *We would like athletes to have sweat tops and bottoms EVERY DAY for practice, and at every meet. Athletes will also want to have hats, gloves, and extra clothes for after events. 

Please note the start times of the meets. Running events will always start at 4:00. HOME FIELD EVENTS will begin at 3:15.

Coaches -
Karen Sprafke - [email protected]

Jeff Miller - [email protected]

Tanya Twete -

Mark Elliot -

Laura Sires -

 

 

Please volunteer to work a track meet! We need timers, results table, and field event workers! Thank you!

The success of our home meets is due in large part to our amazing families who donate their time to helping run an event.

-- NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. We will train you.

-- "Best Seat in the House"

-- Opportunities in all field events (shot, disc, jumps) or at the finish line (timing races, compiling scores).


Click here to volunteer:

Order of Events:

At home meets, field events will begin at 3:15. We try to get all home athletes through their events before the other school arrives. Start times are approximate and will vary depending on number of athletes and heats in each event. 

4:00 1600 M Run

4:15 100 M Hurdles

4:25 100 M

4:40 4x200 M Relay

4:55 800 M

5:05 4x100 M Relay

5:15 400 M

5:25 200 M

5:40 Girls 800 M Medley Relay/Boys 4x400 M Relay

 

Students will bring home a letter/calendar. Please post it and refer to it often.

 

Videos to check out for specific techniques

     High Jump

     Triple Jump

     Long Jump

     Shot Put

     Discus

     Hurdles

     Starting blocks

     Relay Handoffs